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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Judge Blocks Trump's Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
Caption: Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship. A US federal judge has halted Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for children born to non-citizen parents in the US. Maryland Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that granting citizenship to all babies born on US soil is "the law and tradition of our country”. The decision blocks Trump’s January executive order which would have denied automatic citizenship to newborns, if neither parent was a US citizen or permanent resident. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling, though legal experts predict the process could take years. The judge stated that the order "runs counter to 250 years of citizenship by birth” and cited the Supreme Court’s rejection of similar interpretations of the 14th Amendment. For now, birthright citizenship remains protected. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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